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New River Notes Photo Gallery

A Collection of historic and current photos mostly covering the upper New River area of southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina.

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Saltville - Cruise In930 viewsOLD CARS...MOONLIGHT...ROCK AND ROLL...DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS

BUCK'S DRIVE IN...SALTVILLE, VA....AUGUST 5, 2006 . Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Laurel Fork - Laurel Fork Bank930 viewsPhoto by David Allen Rutherford. Courtesy of David Arnold david-arnold@comcast.net
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weaverflorence.jpg929 viewsThese three girls are all daughters of Clayborn Monroe Weaver and Martha Litisha Phipps. This photo was taken on Wolf Knob, but all three later moved to Smyth County, Virginia.
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bridleckboardinghouse.jpg929 viewsThis image was made circa. 1900. Courtesy of the Grayson County Historical Society, Independence, Virginia.
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Henblevs.jpg929 viewsRachel Powers was his second wife. Photo Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins mcblevins@smyth.net
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Phipps, Fannoe Lee Ball929 viewsFannie Lee Ball Phipps is the daughter of James U. Ball and Lucinda Carter Testerman Ball. She was married to Delmar Emory Phipps son of Emory Phipps and Ida Perry Phipps. Picture submitted by granddaughter Lynn Sexton Gallegos Arbadella64@yahoo.com

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pulaskihs.jpg928 viewsThis post card was postmarked in 1949.
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earlsextonstore.jpg928 viewsPhoto courtesy of Heather Sexton
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chilhowiestation.jpg928 viewsFrom a photo ca. 1930.
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pic 075.jpg928 viewsPhoto May 1, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Greer, George928 viewsThis is George Greer whose wife might be Sarah Perkins. Hope someone can help me out. Courtesy of Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwest.net
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000_0687.JPG927 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, Summer 2005.
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